---
type: "Bill"
title: "Change requirements for public hearings on proposed budget statements and notices of meetings of public bodies"
description: "Change requirements for public hearings on proposed budget statements and notices of meetings of public bodies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ne"
legislature: "Nebraska Legislature"
session: "106"
identifier: "LB 148"
citation: "Nebraska LB 148 (106)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Groene"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2019-01-11"
last_action: "2020-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/445cbe14-c26c-4c97-9278-b80723e8c344"
source_url: "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/bills/search_by_date.php?SessionDay=2019"
source_hash: "b1ba78f2981b8df1b715b4d370fea51ebc44dcc94a368eed1772811369895f5f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ne"]
---

# Nebraska LB 148 (106) — Change requirements for public hearings on proposed budget statements and notices of meetings of public bodies

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Intro/LB148.pdf)
2. **Final Reading** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Final/LB148.pdf)
3. **Slip Law** (committee substitute) — [source](https://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/106/PDF/Slip/LB148.pdf)

## Votes

- Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial — **35–0** (pass) · legislature
- Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM421 adopted — **31–0** (fail) · legislature
- Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 — **45–0** (pass) · legislature
- Groene AM2176 adopted — **31–0** (fail) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Groene — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-02-13** Approved by Governor on February 12, 2020 `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-06** Presented to Governor on February 06, 2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-06** President/Speaker signed `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Passed on Final Reading 45-0-4 `passage`
- **2020-02-06** Dispensing of reading at large approved
- **2020-02-04** Placed on Final Reading `reading-3`
- **2020-01-31** Advanced to Enrollment and Review for Engrossment
- **2020-01-31** Groene AM2176 adopted
- **2020-01-31** Enrollment and Review ER147 adopted
- **2020-01-30** Groene AM2176 filed `filing`
- **2020-01-23** Enrollment and Review ER147 filed `filing`
- **2020-01-23** Placed on Select File with ER147 `filing`
- **2020-01-15** Advanced to Enrollment and Review Initial
- **2020-01-15** Wayne FA33 withdrawn
- **2020-01-15** Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM421 adopted
- **2020-01-08** Title printed. Carryover bill
- **2019-03-26** Wayne FA33 filed `filing`
- **2019-03-05** Government, Military and Veterans Affairs AM421 filed `filing`
- **2019-03-05** Placed on General File with AM421 `filing`
- **2019-01-29** Notice of hearing for February 06, 2019
- **2019-01-15** Referred to Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-11** Date of introduction `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/445cbe14-c26c-4c97-9278-b80723e8c344`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Nebraska legislature records).